Plano, TX – November 8, 2011 – Avalon Consulting, LLC announced today the addition of industry veteran Tony Jewitt to the company’s executive team. Jewitt joins Avalon as VP, Big Data Solutions, bringing with him a wealth of critical business intelligence industry experience and a proven track record of success at the executive level.
Jewitt previously served as CEO of The Hive Group, a leading data visualization software company, where he led the firm from its start-up phase to profitability with over 100 major customers. He remains on the Board of Directors of The Hive Group. Prior to Hive Group, Jewitt was Senior Vice President of Marketing at InStranet (acquired by Salesforce.com) where he oversaw all areas of product strategy, corporate and product positioning, and managed all corporate-level marketing functions including InStranet's customer advisory board. Prior to InStranet, Jewitt was Group Vice President of Extranet Business Development at Business Objects (acquired by SAP) where he led the company's pioneering work in extranets and e-business.
Avalon’s Big Data Solutions practice was established in 2011 to formalize and expand upon the company’s success in providing Big Data business services and solutions to Global 2000 companies and public agencies. Avalon’s initial focus on providing compelling solutions on the industry-leading MarkLogic platform has led to dozens of successful implementations and recent recognition as MarkLogic’s Partner of the Year. In formalizing this practice area, Avalon expands its capacity to deliver customers innovative solutions for mining and monetizing structured, unstructured and semi-structured information using MarkLogic, Hadoop and other leading platforms.
“Tony’s wealth of executive experience and industry knowledge has already delivered key benefits to Avalon’s strategic initiative related to Big Data solutions,” stated Casey Green, Vice President of Business Development. “His appointment is a crucial step in continuing our progress toward achieving our goal of establishing Avalon as the ‘go to’ firm large organizations can reliably turn to for realizing benefits of Big Data.”
About Avalon Consulting, LLC
Avalon Consulting, LLC implements enterprise Web, Search, Big Data, and Learning solutions. We are the trusted partner to over one hundred clients, primarily Global 2000 companies, public agencies, and institutions of higher learning. Avalon partners with award-winning vendors and is known for providing a superior customer experience through a combination of business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative work style. Avalon’s deep technical expertise mitigates project risk and reduces total cost of ownership for our clients. Headquartered in Plano, TX, Avalon also maintains offices in Austin, DC, and Detroit.
